The Farm Post eNews

Friday eNews from the Pike and Scott County Farm Bureaus

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Cutting $100 per Acre Costs Next Year

In an August 4 farmdoc daily article, cost reductions of $100 per acre were suggested to avoid losses on 2016 corn and soybean production. The $100 per acre reduction suggestion has generated comments, questions, and suggestions. In this article, responses to some of the more prevalent comments and questions are provided.

Continue reading at farmdoc daily.

Take the Farm Bill Survey

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is conducting a study on the 2014 Farm Bill's commodity program choices to learn more about farmers' and land owners' decision processes, including what tools/resources were used to help make program choices.

Click here to participate.

September TFP is on line now

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FB-Cat Announce New Benefit

Thanks to a new agreement Illinois Farm Bureau just announced with Caterpillar Inc., members can save up to $2,000 on new Cat machines, including wheel loaders, skid steers, backhoes, excavators and more. All Illinois Farm Bureau members are eligible. Discounts cannot be applied to past purchases. Members must provide a valid Member Verification Certificate to the Cat dealer at the time of purchase or lease quote to receive the discount. Certificates may be obtained at www.fbadvantage.com/cat.

In honor of Labor Day, the Pike and Scott County Farm Bureaus will be closed on Monday, September 7.

On This Day

SEPTEMBER 4, 1986

GERONIMO SURRENDERS

On this day in 1886, Apache war leader Geronimo surrendered to Gen. Nelson Miles at Skeleton Canyon in far southeastern Arizona. His surrender ended decades of on-again, off-again guerilla wars. Although sporadic attacks lasted into the 20th century.

Geronimo's final surrender in 1886 was the last significant Indian guerrilla action in the United States. At the end, his group consisted of only 16 warriors, 12 women, and 6 children. Upon their surrender, Geronimo and over 300 of his fellow Chiricahuas were shipped to Fort Marion, Florida.

In 1894 they were removed to Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Geronimo became a rancher, appeared (1904) at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, sold Geronimo souvenirs, and rode in President Theodore Roosevelt's 1905 inaugural parade. Geronimo died on February 17, 1909.